The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-04-09
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BoGRApmcAL.
VIM. Doucet, the newly elected super
visor Of Crystal Falls township was born
in the village OF Bathurst, New Bruins
wick, on the twenty-sixth day OF June,
1850 and is therefore nearly thirty-sevcn
years OF age. lie departed from the
home OF his boyhood ut the age of twenty
one, and went to Menominee, where he
was engaged us IA cruiser and also had
charge OF the Ludington, Wells & Van
Setback Co.'S camps ON the iiveradjacent
to that place lie remained there eight
years and then accepted the captainship
OF the Stephenson mine at Norway,
which position he held with great credit
one year and then he removed TO Iron
Mountain, then a hamlet OF onlya dozen
buildings, to embark in business for him
self lie remained there about year
when he heard Of the prospective town
Of Crystal Falls and closing out his bus
mess there he came here in 1881 and
opened the first grocery store in the viii
lage He is the pioneer Of Crystal Falls
and has done much for the place but
never held a township or any other office
here previous 90 this one, though often
been pressed TO allow his name TO be
used ON y ticket. Mr.. Doucet il keen,
shrewd, business man and one who has
the good Of his town at heart Mr. Don
Get bad no opposition in the run for the
office and the cause therefore can be as
signed to the fact that better man
could not not have been selected. There
il much responsible work that will have
to pass through the supervisors hands
this year and Mr.. Doucet's friends are
confident that all things i'm which he has
TO do will becarefully and conscientiously
handled and 20 the satisfaction OF all
The township Of Crystal Falls isio fortunate
TO represent it.
ADoLpH LUsTFIELD.
Adolph Lustiield the newly elected
township clerk, was born i'm Bohemia, i'm
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in the year 1853, and is, consequently, n
young gentleman OF twenty-nine years 81
age Being of poor parents, whom he
lost in early boyhood, he acquired only
II common school education, which, how
ever, he improved in his youthful days
by earnestly applying himself TO his
studies as he worked, and he learned To
flucntly in several languages. |
At the early age Of seventeen years he
was engaged M business manager OF
large grocery house in Hungary, and
while here for three years he acquired /
reputation as newspaper
having been n steady 1
writer during that time for "A Moravian 4
daily paper The age OF twcnty-one /
Iound him engaged a sa travelling sales
man for large Vienna wholesale firm, i'm
which occupation he remained until over
come with the emigration fever, which
brought him 90 America in 1880. Upon
his arrival he secured n position as clerk
md book-kceper In an Oconto establish
nent and remained there until early in
1881. He was among the first TO see
'ood opening for a young and ambitious
nan, In the starting Of thenew town, the
uture Of which was so bright and conse-
luently he came to Crystal Falls in
March, 1881, 60 make IL his home. He
= too well known here to need any further
'emarks M 60 his business career. Mr.
.ustiield has served the people as town
hip clerk three years prior 10 1886 and
vas appointed deputy clerk in 1886, and
low he il ngain honored with the re-
Of the same office The tax
payers and citizens could not find a
more reliable or better posted man than